Welcome to Elmo ...

Elmo is located

Elmo is located in Kaufman County<1>.

The location of Elmo has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Elmo, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1873.

Elmo is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Elmo lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Elmo: (214), (469)<4> & (972).

The ZIP code for Elmo: 75118<5>

Communities Also Named Elmo ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Elmo - they are located in Arkansas (2), California, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Pennsylvania, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Elmo.

Communities near Elmo ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Elmo.

• Forney
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forney
  • Forney is located in Kaufman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,246 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forney <6>
• Terrell
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell
  • Terrell is located in Kaufman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,693 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Terrell <6>
• Royse City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royse City
  • Royse City is located in Collin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,277 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Royse City <6>
• Heath
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heath have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath
  • Heath is located in Kaufman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,718 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heath <6>
• Kaufman
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaufman
  • Kaufman is located in Kaufman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,576 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kaufman <6>
• Crandall
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crandall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall
  • Crandall is located in Kaufman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,268 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crandall <6>
• McLendon - Chisholm
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McLendon - Chisholm have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLendon - Chisholm
  • McLendon - Chisholm is located in Rockwall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,815 people
• Wills Point
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wills Point
  • Wills Point is located in Van Zandt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,703 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wills Point <6>
• Talty
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Talty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talty
  • Talty is located in Kaufman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,883 people
• West Tawakoni
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Tawakoni have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Tawakoni
  • West Tawakoni is located in Hunt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,994 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Elmo. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Elmo.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Elmo. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Elmo.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Elmo. See our Newspapers Page for Elmo.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elmo ...

Looking for more information about Elmo? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Elmo, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Elmo.

Adding Elmo to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Elmo in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Elmo was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Elmo in the book titled .<7> From that list, the Elmo post office opened in 1873.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Elmo.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Elmo. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Kaufman County: www.kaufmancounty.net/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/